There has been a
long debate over whether workers are more productive when they report to
an office daily or if working remotely actually improves their
efficiency. While there are many obvious benefits of having workers
report to a central office, there are some unexpected benefits of
working remotely.

The first
benefit of working remotely is the flexibility it provides employees.
Almost all workers complain that they do not have enough time with their
families or to do some activity because they spend all their time at
work. Working remotely allows employees to schedule their other life
into the work day. For example: an employee’s child becomes sick at
school and someone has to go pick her up, instead of needing to leave
the office to drive her home then come back, a worker has the
flexibility to bring her home and care for her while fielding calls and
emails. This also applies when an employee is sick; with working
remotely, there is no risk of them infecting other people at the company
and unless they are bedridden they can continue to do all of their work
without having to take a sick day.

One benefit that
companies may be interested in is by cutting out an employee’s commute,
they have now added all that time back to the work day. Commuting back
and forth to the office can take up to two hours of useable time, even
more when trying to work in big cities like Atlanta or New York. By
staying at home, the workday can actually last from 9 am to 5 pm without
having to deal with people running late because of traffic or leaving
early to attend their child’s dance recital. Workers at home can
dedicate all of their time to the business with very little being wasted
getting from point A to point B or running around the office trying to
find a certain person.

The last major
benefit of working remotely is the feeling that your employer trusts
you. The relationship between a company and its employees is extremely
important and the more that they feel trusted and confident in their
work, the better work they will produce. Working remotely gives your
employees the freedom to do their business without having managers
breathing down their necks or fear that someone is just waiting for them
to mess up. A safe and relaxed working environment is infinitely better
for fostering employees that work hard and are efficient with their
time.

These are just a
few highlights of working remotely and the benefits that it provides
both employees and the company. In practice, you will see there are many
more benefits that come as a result of working remotely. Consider these
reasons as you decide on this matter and how it could truly help your
employees.